Review: Moonlight Sins by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Moonlight Sins by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was more of a thriller/mystery than it was a paranormal. I was hoping there was going to be more to the paranormal element as the plot progressed but the paranormal does not take center stage. As the story progresses it turns into a suspenseful thriller type novel. I might add that it is full of steamy romance between the two main characters Lucian and Julia. True to Jennifer L. Armentrout fashion, the book is filled with good banter between the characters and alot of steam.

Julia is a nurse, and has taken an in-home care job near New Orleans. She doesn't know much about her new charge, and the family is very secretive. She has an amazing one night stand with the gorgeous man she meets at her going away party the night before she leaves. She quickly finds out why there was so much secrecy surrounding her new job, she is to care for one of the de Vincent children. The de Vincent family are one of the wealthiest families to ever exist, and their house is apparently haunted and their family cursed. Madeline, Julia's charge, has been missing for 10 years and has recently reappeared. While she is physically fine, she is mentally unable to perform basic tasks like eating, speaking, and walking. Her brothers hired Julia to assist with Madeline's care. Julia shows up at the de Vincent estate and is overwhelmed by the opulence of the grounds and house. She is also quite taken aback when she meets her new employers, one of which is the man she thought she'd never see again, her stranger from the evening before none other than Lucian de Vincent.

The de Vincent brothers are known for their escapades and for getting into trouble. Devlin is the oldest and most business focused, Gabe is the nice one, and Lucian is the youngest and Madeline's twin. Lucian says what he thinks and pretty much everything he thinks is inappropriate. He is also known for being a playboy. After their evening together, which Lucian used to scope out Julia as the caretaker for his sister, Julia feels uncomfortable taking the job. He convinces her to stay, but the sparks continue to fly between them. Gabe also makes his attraction to Julia known, but he backs off once he realizes that Lucian might actually have feelings for her.

While Julia is taking care of Madeline and trying to get her to break out of her own mind, the brothers have other things to worry about. Before Julia arrived, they found their father had committed suicide which was totally out of character. The local police find that that suicide what more like homicide and open an investigation. There is alot of suspicious stuff that happens at the de Vincent house. You are never sure what's going on, is it the curse, the ghosts, one of the brothers, or something else entirely. I really liked how the plot was handled.

I've already preordered the 2nd book in the series which is about Gabe. We got to know him a little in book 1, but I'm looking forward to getting to know him in book 2. I really enjoyed this and can't wait to read the rest of the series.

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